California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Construction of the Samson Rubber plant in Compton, ca.1928

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Construction of the Samson Rubber plant in Compton, ca.1928

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Photograph of the construction of the Samson Rubber plant in Compton, ca.1928. Four men are using a wheeled cart to move a massive metal pipe at center. An overturned wheelbarrow can be seen in the foreground at right, and a brick wall can be seen at left. Overhead, the metal rafters that support the roof are visible. The floor is plain dirt and is littered with wood scraps and horseshoes. In the background at right is what appears to be a furnace.

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Title Construction of the Samson Rubber plant in Compton, ca.1928

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1928

Subject industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Rubber -- Identified companies (file heading), Rubber industry and trade (lcsh), Samson Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Compton (city or populated place), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1928

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12516

Identifier 33385 (accession number), CHS-33385 (call number), CHS-33385 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11994 (legacy record id), chs-m12516 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-12671 (legacy record id), 84-1-636 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11994

Unique identifier UC131788

Legacy Identifier CHS-33385.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.5 in × 13.0 in at 300dpi
42.0 cm × 33.0 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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